Force X

The Force X was a squadron of the French Navy, assembled on 29 April 1940, after the outbreak of the Second World War, to deter Italy from striking in the Levantine Sea. It was constituted of the old battleship Lorraine, of the three modern heavy cruisers Duquesne, Tourville and Suffren, of the light cruiser Duguay-Trouin, three destroyers Basque, Forbin, Fortuné, and the submarine Protée.

Force X

The Force X was a squadron of the French Navy, assembled on 29 April 1940, after the outbreak of the Second World War, to deter Italy from striking in the Levantine Sea. It was constituted of the old battleship Lorraine, of the three modern heavy cruisers Duquesne, Tourville and Suffren, of the light cruiser Duguay-Trouin, three destroyers Basque, Forbin, Fortuné, and the submarine Protée.